The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to significantly loosen the country’s ...

The conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed to seek a loosening of Germany's debt brake to allow higher defence ...

The conservatives and the Social Democrats agreed to seek a loosening of Germany's debt brake to allow higher defence ...

The parties hoping to form Germany’s next government have agreed to overhaul borrowing rules and create a €500 billion ($536 billion) infrastructure fund in a tectonic spending shift to revamp the ...

The implied extra borrowing via debt markets caused bond prices to tumble and yields to spike on Wednesday. Germany's 10-year ...

Germany's blue-chip index gained 3.4%, while the midcap index soared 6.2%, logging its biggest daily gain in nearly three ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Greens will negotiate hard before potentially giving their much-needed backing to debt reforms ...

The euro rose to its strongest level in nearly four months on Wednesday after Germany's conservatives and the Social ...

German election winner says he will hold talks with other parties to adopt constitutional change in next 30 days ...

Here are key facts about the debt brake and what the changes will mean for Germany and Europe. The debt brake was passed in 2009, when a global financial crisis led to sharp increase in government ...

Intensifying debate over the debt brake throws into question the economic wisdom that has dominated Europe’s biggest economy and one of the world’s wealthiest countries - but more recently has ...